Tag: Handmade Cards

Needlepoint Nook Suite: Product Spotlight + Video +Tutorial

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Needlepoint Nook Suite I love the Needlepoint Nook Suite because it reminds me of my maternal grandmother, Rose Frances Hammond. She created lots of beautiful embroidered pieces. My grandma especially liked to make tablecloths and pillowcases. She taught me how to embroider too and I’m so happy she did. I feel like I received some of my creative abilities from her. Needlepoint Nook Suite Samples Photographic imagery of hand-stitched embroidery.…

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Pop Up Birthday Cards: March 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit

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Paper Pumpkin Pop Up Birthday Cards   Hello Paper Crafters!! In celebration of Paper Pumpkin’s 6th birthday Stampin’ Up! created this fun birthday kit with 8 pop up birthday cards (plus 2 stamp sets). Pop-up cards are fun to make and fun to receive. I have made cards like this in the past and they are always a big hit. These cards go together so easily because the pop-up feature…

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Mother’s Day Framed Art from a Greeting Card: Tutorial

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Mother's Day Framed Art

Mother’s Day Framed Art Hello Paper Crafters!! Today I have an enchanting Mother’s Day framed art piece made from a greeting card which I made with the Tea Together stamp set, Tea Time Framelits and Rectangle Stitched Framelits. This card has lots of layers which create depth and embellishments which add texture. All these elements give your card a lot of richness and this is how a simple greeting card…

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Three Banners One Punch: How to Get the Most Out of Your Punches

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Botanical Butterfly DSP Meets Banner Triple Punch Three Banners One Punch Hello Paper Crafters!! I have three super easy cards you can put together in 15 minutes. I know we are all super busy and I wanted you to know that all your cards don’t need to be complicated. These cards are simple and make the Designer Series Paper the focus. Don’t you just love the Botanical Butterfly DSP? I…

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Happy Birthday To You Card: Feb. 2019 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Project

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Happy Birthday To You Card Hello Paper Crafters!! I made this sweet Happy Birthday To You Card for Jean, a dear friend who I have known for 20+ years. Four of us went out to celebrate and tried a new restaurant, Haywire. We had a great time and the food was superb. We all met through an early childhood PTA back in 1997. I was actually the Crafts Chairperson. I…

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DIY Vellum Votive Cover with February 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit

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Two Alternative Paper Pumpkin Projects February 2019 Hello Paper Crafters!! I couldn’t stop making alternative projects with this kit. When I saw the vellum pieces it reminded me of a project I made many, many, many years ago, a DIY vellum votive cover, at a Stampin’ Up! class. I thought this kit would be perfect as a reboot of this project. The kit has all the basics to make this…

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February 2019 Paper Pumpkin Alternative Project: Graduation Card

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Grown with Kindness Paper Pumpkin Kit Hello Paper Crafters!! Here I am with another Paper Pumpkin Alternative Project. Today I created a graduation card with the February 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit. I took my favorite parts of the kit and used them to create this amazingly simple graduation card. The phrase “You can do incredible things” is the perfect sentiment for a graduation card. My favorite photo-realistic image in the…

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Feminine Birthday Card with Teapot: Tea Together & Tea Time

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Feminine Birthday Card with Teapot

Feminine Birthday Card with Teapot Hello Paper Crafters!! This isn’t typically my type of stamp set, but it brought back my childhood memories of tea parties with my siblings and tea parties with my children. I also thought it was very elegant and perfect for feminine cards. For inspiration I went to Pinterest. As I was scrolling I came across a card designed by Heejung Hunsberger at www.hmadeboutique.com. I really…

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